Uncommon Commoners: Inspiring Interviews

University of the People is an online open-university where you can enrol
from any corner of the world, receive regular classes, get all the study
material, solve your doubts and eventually get the college degree you always
wanted.

National Geographic explorer Paul Salopek spoke to us about his 10-year Out
of Eden Walk -- from Ethiopia to the tip of South America, collecting untold
stories of global impact like climate change, migration and the human
connection spanning the entire world.

Dr. Siddharth Arora, the founder and CEO of Fermentech Labs, has created a
bioreactor that cuts pollution by turning agriculture waste into two
important industrial enzymes, and also provides farmers with additional
income.

Girls drop out of school is large numbers after hitting puberty. This
campaign is tackling the issue of menstrual hygiene among schoolgirls by
setting out to install sanitary pad dispensers and incinerators in Mumbai
schools.

Coming from a middle-class family, where children are compelled to maintain
the lineage of 'engineering class', Rishabh Lawania too was expected to
follow the footsteps of his father by becoming a civil engineering, but he
chose to shun the social stigma with his innovative mind.